Watch
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Diameter of case 5.6 cm
- Department
- Robert Lehman Collection
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Equestrian Both · 99%
The catalog lists horses among the subjects, and the upper enamel cover visibly depicts a mounted figure on a rearing horse.
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Royalty and Aristocracy Metadata · 80%
Louis XIV is listed among the catalog subjects. The mounted figure appears courtly and armored, but the image alone does not establish the sitter’s identity.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 97%
The case has a richly ornamented scalloped rim and raised multicolored decoration in pale blue, white, pink, and gold tones.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 94%
The image shows finely rendered miniature figures, landscape and architectural details, Roman numerals, decorative borders, hinges, and small mechanical fittings.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the watch to circa 1645–48, within the seventeenth century.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 94%
The catalog identifies Jacques Goullons as French and records him as active in Paris circa 1640–60.
Materials
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Enamel Metadata · 99%
The classification is Enamels, and the medium specifies an enameled-gold case and dial.
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Gold Metadata · 99%
The case and dial are cataloged as made of enameled gold.
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Brass Metadata · 95%
The catalog specifies that the movement is made partly of brass and partly gilded.
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Steel Metadata · 95%
The catalog identifies the hand and part of the movement as steel.
Jewelry and Fashion Object Types
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Watches Both · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the object as a watch, and the image clearly shows an opened circular timepiece with a dial, Roman numerals, a hand assembly, and a hinged cover.
Source & rights
Jacques Goullons. Watch. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.